A graduate of the first Hortgro industry leadership programme talks about climate change and modelling and shares her reflections on the programme. By Anna Mouton. Hortgro launched its industry leadership programme in 2022 to expose the next generation of industry…
By Kara van der Berg Agriculture is the place to be. The sector has great opportunities, funding, and is the place where future leaders are grown. This was the inspirational message to agriculture students at the Hortgro bursary function that…
Francois Williams van die Kaapse dagblad, Die Burger se sake-redaksie, het die media toekenning gekry vir sy beriggewing die afgelope jaar oor die krisis by die Kaapstad-hawe, asook ander logistieke probleme wat die sagtevrugtebedryf geraak het. Francois se beriggewing was…
The entry cut-off date has been changed to 13 July 2026 by 8:00 am Step forward. Share your impact. Inspire change. Hortgro has launched a new award, the Hortgro Footprint Award, which will be presented at our annual awards ceremony on 11…
Procuring academic excellence to solve industry problems A team from Hortgro recently met with Stellenbosch University (SU) Rector, Prof Wim de Villiers, and his senior management team to align the strategic goals of both parties. Hortgro’s current investment in research…
During September 2021 the following information was shared with the respective Hortgro Pome and Hortgro Stone producer councils regarding the 2021-22 budgets: Council members received the draft 2021-2022 budgets for discussion/approval at the two council meetings (Stone, 8 September and Pome,…
Hortgro is in die pylvak om befondsing te kry vir ‘n navorsingsprojek wat gaan kyk na die vermoë van die swam wat deur die stompkopkewer gedra word, om sagtevrugtebome asook algemene windbreekboomspesies te infekteer. Die stompkopkewer (Polyphagous shot hole borer/PSHB)…
As communicated late last year, Hortgro and the DFDC’s paths have separated given differences specifically relating to the positioning of the DFDC as a parallel operating structure to Hortgro, operational duplication of functions, and increased confusion about identity amongst interest…
Hortgro is the South African organisation representing the deciduous fruit industry. As such, our growers and packhouses are our most important stakeholders. As a representative body in agriculture, Hortgro’s stakeholder group is diverse and dynamic. Hortgro needs to ensure that its…
In an effort to inform interested growers, researchers, and other industry stakeholders of the scope, context, and content of Hortgro Science’s research offering, a Showcase was held in Stellenbosch last week. Despite buckets of rain and plummeting temperatures the three-day…
To present years of work in five minutes is a big challenge for anyone. Yet, that is precisely what Hortgro Science asked researchers to do at this year’s Research Showcase. This was only the second time that the Showcase was…
France published a new national decree on 5 January 2026, following an email from the French Ministry dated 23 December 2025. In this communication, France requested that the European Commission lower maximum residue limits (MRLs) for certain substances and crops,…